Nicholas and Gypsy, the last of the Illinois Hawthorn elephants, have been at PAWS for almost one full year, and news of them is long overdue. In this update, Ed Stewart talks about breaking ground on the bull habitat construction at ARK 2000 and the additional requirements of keeping bulls.
Gypsy and Nic are doing well and we're delighted that their quarantine period is almost complete. The first anniversary of their arrival at PAWS will be April 1st, 2008. We want to say thanks to all of you who have supported these two very special elephants on their long journey to PAWS. We are especially grateful to Bob Barker, a true friend of animals and without whom, this chapter of Nic and Gypsy's story might well have ended differently.
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About Pat Derby and PAWS
- PAWScaster
- Galt, California, United States
- Pat Derby’s advocacy for animals developed more than 35 years ago when she began working with captive wildlife in movies and television commercials. While working on television series such as Gunsmoke, Lassie, Daktari, and Flipper, she witnessed the neglect and abuse prevalent in animal training. Determined to initiate better standards of care and handling for performing animals, Pat chronicled her adventures in a Book-of-the-Month Club autobiography, The Lady and Her Tiger. The first exposé of the treatment of performing animals, The Lady and Her Tiger won an American Library Association Award in 1976. Since 1984, The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) has been at the forefront of efforts to rescue and provide appropriate, humane sanctuary for animals who have been the victims of the exotic and performing animal trades. PAWS investigates reports of abused performing and exotic animals, documents cruelty and assists in investigations and prosecutions by regulatory agencies to alleviate the suffering of captive wildlife.
Ed, thanks for the update. Can't wait for Nic and Gyp to have their multi-million dollar mountaintop view.
ReplyDeleteI sure hope it won't lead to jealousy on the part of the other Asians or the African Queens.
Just have to applaud Ed for giving us this video, he always seems rather shy about being in the public eye...
ReplyDeleteVery exciting to see the groundbreaking for the new barn and hillside for Nic & Gypsy... I have read the details of the deplorable conditions under which they lived in Illinois; their new home in Galt must seem like heaven, but this hillside next to Hog Mountain will be sublime...
Nothing but Kudos to Pat and Ed for taking the giant step, giving sanctuary to a bull elephant...
I'm thrilled you guys have a blog and have bookmarked it as a favourite.
ReplyDeleteGypsy and Nicky make my heart sing...they are both so cute.
The update is just lovely. Keep them coming.